Mr. Chair, I don't want to answer this question specifically. However, I just want to remind members that the board is composed of members from all the recognized parties. Board members are all provided with the same material when material goes to the board. Each member is aware of the agenda, the material that's presented, and has an equal opportunity to assess the evidence and present more evidence if necessary, and arguments can at least be made at the board. So there is a process.
However, if a member is not satisfied with the decision or feels not enough information was provided, I just want to point out to members that section 9 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Board of Internal Economy provides that a member or the House administration may make requests to the board for “direction on the interpretation or application of the By-laws”.
So for someone who feels they don't have enough information about a decision, there is an existing process for them to go through. Subsection 9(2) tells us the request referred must be made in writing, in the case of a member, through the whip—so the whips are there as well—and an answer must be provided by the board within 20 sitting days. So there is a process further to a decision of the board.